i think they're trying, cesar gracie said he got nick to his house and he ran out the back door... fuck knows man

Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:09 am

Rob-Raz

Joined: 20 Jul 2010
Posts: 151
Location: Cincinnati Ohio

And his brother Nate is still recovering from that triple suplex Rory McDonald laid on last fight.

Seriously though....look at Nick's past history and actions. Do you really think he is the type to listen to anyone else regarding what he needs to do?

Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:41 pm

JohnSchwan

Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Posts: 667
Location: Baton Rouge, LA/MA

Anyone know where I can catch the fights online tonight?

Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:45 pm

ecapataz

Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Posts: 1960
Location: Bonn, Germany

You can watch the prelims on facebook UFC page.

Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:12 pm

JohnSchwan

Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Posts: 667
Location: Baton Rouge, LA/MA

ecapataz wrote: You can watch the prelims on facebook UFC page.

Yeah, I meant the main card, thanks though.

Sat Sep 24, 2011 4:44 pm

anomalyLoserface

Joined: 22 May 2008
Posts: 2625
Location: DFW, TX

UFC.TV
or
get cable

Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:37 am

Mark in Minnesota

Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Posts: 2053
Location: Saint Louis Park, MN

Jon Jones seems like the real deal, I really want to see him fight Machida next instead of Evans.

Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:37 am

Stumbleweed

Joined: 09 Mar 2005
Posts: 9740
Location: Denver

Mark in Minnesota wrote: Jon Jones seems like the real deal, I really want to see him fight Machida next instead of Evans.

That would be a neat fight to watch. Jones by elbow TKO from the top.

But yeah, 'Shad deserves a shot at him. They seem to legitimately dislike eachother now too, which is weird and should make for a slightly more tense fight. Jones by elbow TKO from the top.

Ha. Jones will run this shit for a while.

Also, this season of The Ultimate Fighter seems very promising. Mayhem makes me laugh from time to time ("'Kentucky'? Sounds like a great name for the Japanese guy."), Bisping is a perfect asshole, and the fighters all seem on-point. Small guys FTW -- those two heavyweight fights on the PPV card sucked the air right out of the room.

Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:29 pm

JohnSchwan

Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Posts: 667
Location: Baton Rouge, LA/MA

Does anyone else think the better fight would be Silva vs. Jones rather than Silva vs. GSP?

Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:41 pm

mancabbage

Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 9273
Location: london

naaa, jones is huge and would prob wrestlefuck andersson.. there's plenty of exciting fights for bones at LHW, he's only defended the belt once remember. Silva is 37, dudes prob got 3 or so fights left in him before he hangs em up

Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:31 am

jrspudsquad

Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Posts: 395

I think it's all about reward for the person moving up in weight. The person who fights at their normal weight doesn't have a real choice.

I don't think it would make any sense for Silva to accept a fight with Jones yet. Jones needs to build up a much bigger name than he currently has for Silva to move up and risk his rep. If he beat Jones, then people will just say Jones is an up and comer and didn't have enough experience or that he was just a puzzle that got solved (like Machida). Jones needs a long string of wins to prove himself to be worth Silva's risk.

On the flip side, Silva's is plenty of motivation for GSP to move up in weight. If GSP moved up and beat Silva there's not a doubt that he could retire on the spot.

Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:40 am

ecapataz

Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Posts: 1960
Location: Bonn, Germany

jrspudsquad wrote: Jones needs a long string of wins to prove himself to be worth Silva's risk.

On the flip side, Silva's is plenty of motivation for GSP to move up in weight. If GSP moved up and beat Silva there's not a doubt that he could retire on the spot.

Agreed.

There is no point in risking Silva's legacy and Jones' momentum on pairing them up any time soon.

Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:53 pm

JohnSchwan

Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Posts: 667
Location: Baton Rouge, LA/MA

I guess I should have said more exciting fight based on the skill set and speed they both hold. Also, isn't it a pretty well known fact that Silva walks around at 230 andloses 40 pounds to fight at middleweight? Which might be the weakest weightclass in the UFC. He's fought at light heavyweight before, so that shouldn't be a big deal. I'm a Silva hater, but I respect the hell out of him as a fighter but I've always hated his issue with fighting outside of his weightclass now.

But yeah I do agree Jones would need to prove himself more first.

Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:01 pm

anomalyLoserface

Joined: 22 May 2008
Posts: 2625
Location: DFW, TX

Mark in Minnesota wrote: I really want to see him fight Machida next instead of Evans.